meta-model
System describing systems
A meta-model is a model of a model—a framework that defines the structure, rules, or constraints for creating other models.
In software engineering, a meta-model specifies what elements a modeling language can contain: UML has a meta-model that defines classes, attributes, and relationships.
The concept appears in linguistics, psychology, and systems theory wherever one level of abstraction governs another.
Study of existence's nature
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- conceptualizationMental creation of ideas
theoretical · generalization · formalism · principle · essence · universality · archetype · constructivism
Building design discipline
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
infrastructure · foundation · skeleton · matrix · construct · schema · pattern · substrate
Formal procedural framework
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
process · classification · schema · taxonomy · hierarchy · modularity · interoperability · standardization
Above the primary level
- recursiveDefined in terms of itself
- self-referentialAlluding to itself
- EMFCharged objects' surrounding influence
- schemaOrganized representational structure
specification · instantiation · representation · formalization · domain-specific · OMG · reflection
Language's structural rules
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
- generativeAble to produce or create
- transformationalCausing radical change
Chomsky · phonology · morphology · typology · descriptive · structural · competence · parametric
ontology
Study of existence's nature
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
conceptualization · theoretical · generalization · formalism · principle · essence · universality · archetype · constructivism · realism
architecture
Building design discipline
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
scaffold · infrastructure · foundation · skeleton · matrix · construct · schema · pattern · substrate · underpinning
methodology
Formal procedural framework
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
algorithm · process · classification · schema · taxonomy · hierarchy · modularity · interoperability · standardization · configuration
higher-order
Above the primary level
- recursiveDefined in terms of itself
- self-referentialAlluding to itself
- EMFCharged objects' surrounding influence
schema · specification · instantiation · representation · formalization · domain-specific · OMG · reflection
grammar
Language's structural rules
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
- generativeAble to produce or create
Chomsky · transformational · phonology · morphology · typology · descriptive · structural · competence · parametric
meta-modelbase model
Unaltered original neural network
object · implementation · model · instance · data model
meta-modelinstance
Single occurrence of something
instantiation · example · application · realization · token
meta, model, models, modeling, modeled, modeler, modelers, metadata, metalanguage